Rail-tie.



' PA'BNTED .MAY 23, 1905.

E. POWELL.

RAIL TIB. APPLICATION FILED JAN.17. 19o".

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ATTORNEYS UNTTEE STATES Patented May 23, 1905.

EUGENE POWELL, OE OOLUMUS, OHIO.

RAIL-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 790,658, dated May 28,1905.

Application filed January'l, 1905. SerialvNo. 241,419.

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The kprincipal objects of the invention are to provide means secured inthe tie for effectively holding the rail, for preventing the swinging ofthe rail on the tie, or vice versa, for strengthening the tie, and atthe same time for permiting the tie to be readily placed in the roadbeFurther objects of the invention will appear in the course of thesubjoined description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a portion of a pair of rails anda tie embodying a preferred form of my invention. Eig. 2 is a plan viewthereof, partly broken away, and one rail being removed. Fig. 3 is a.sectional View on the line 3 3 of Eig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional viewsimilar to Fig. 3 of another form of my invention, and Fig. 5 is asectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

The tie 10 is formed of concrete or other plastic materiaLwith a pair ofslots or depressions 11 on the upper surface. These slots extend acrossthe tie and are preferably of aV depth equal to the depth of the edge ofthe iiange of the rail to be used with the tie., They are also of awidth equal to the width of the flange of the rail, and it is intendedthat the rail shall seat in these depressions. It will be seen that bythis construction the sluing of the tie and spreading of therails areprevented and the two parts are effectively secured together against anyangular or other motion with respect to each other.

The tie is preferably provided with a plurality of strenghening-bars 12,embedded in the tie in the act of molding and located with their uppersurfaces at the bottom of the depression 11. These strengthening-barspreferably have bent ends 13 for more securely holding them in position.It will be readily understood that they can be applied to thel tie atother distances from the surface than that shown.

Located under each of the depressions 11 is a stirrup 14, provided withinwardly-projecting'feet 15 in the lower part of the tie. rlhe top ofeach stirrup is located on the plane of of the top of the tie and has adepression 16 extending to the bottom of the depression 11.

n When the rails are applied to the ties, they will rest in thedepressions in the ties and stirrups and also, preferably, on the uppersurfaces of the strengthening-bars. The stirrups are provided withperforations, through which bolts or screws 17 pass into the tie. Thebolts can be threaded into the stirrups, or nuts 17a can be embedded inthe concrete for their reception. These bolts aredesigned for holdingclamps 18. The clamps are located with their lower surfaces upon lthetop of the tie and stirrup and also bearing upon the top of the flangeof the rail. The bolts pass through the clamps and in an obvious mannersecure them to the stirrups. The depressions 11 are provided withnotches 19 for receiving the stirrups. Eyes 2O are provided forassisting in manipulating the tie and putting it into or out of place. A

In the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the 'stirrup 14L hasoutwardly-projecting feet 15L and is sunk below the surface of the tiethroughout. The clamps 18 have only one bolt 17 and rest on the top ofthe tie. The other parts are the same as shown in the preceding views.

It will be seen that the rails are securely clamped in position on thestirrups and that they are effectively held against motion in alldirections; also, that the tie is strong and unyielding in nature,although the rails can be readily loosened from it and the tie withdrawnfrom the road-bed without presenting any obstruction to its removal. It'will be observed also that the weight applied to the rail will betransmitted through the stirrup in two directions and will be supportedby IOO the under side of the top of the stirrup and also by the feet, sothat the area which supports the weight will be greatly increased by myinvention. Furthermore,the entire weight of the rail is not supported bythe stirrup, for it bears upon the concrete and tie-rods 12 upon bothsides of the stirrup.

The stirrups and strengthening-rods are preferably formed ofwrought-iron; but it will be understood that my invention is not limitedto this material. The tie is molded in any desired manner; but I preferto place the iask face downward with a bottom board. Across the bottomboard, at the points where the rail-seats are to be located, a thinblock or patternis placed. The stirrups are theninserted and theconcrete or other plastic material poured in and tamped in the usualway.

While I have illustrated and described preferred forms of my invention,it will be readily understood that it is capable of embodiment in manyother forms and that it is not limited to those shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters PatentH 1. A rail-tie composed in the main of plasticmaterial and having a stirrup embedded therein the stirrup having anupper surface located below the upper surface of the tie for thereception of the lower surface of a rail, a pair of clamps adapted torest upon the top of the tie and on the top of the flange of the rail,and means for securing each clamp tothe stirrup.

2. A rail-tie composed in the main of plastic material and having adepression across the face thereof1 equal in depth to the depth of aflange of a rail to be applied to the tie, and having a stirrup embeddedtherein, an upper surface of the stirrup being located Hush with thelower surface of said depression.

3. A rail-tie composed in the main of plastic material and having adepression across the face thereof equal in depth to the Width of aHarige of a rail to be applied to the tie and having a stirrup embeddedtherein, an upper surface of the stirrup being located flush with thelower surface of said depression, a pair of clamps adapted to rest onthe top of the tie on each side of a rail and on the top ol the flangeof the rail, and means for securing each clamp to the stirrup.

4r. A rail-tie composed in the main of plastic material and having` adepression across the face thereof equal in depth to the width of aiiange of a rail to be applied to the tie and having' a stirrup embeddedtherein, part of the upper surface of the stirrup being located flushwith the upper surface of the tie and having a depression located liushwith the lower surface of said depression in the tie, a pair of clampsadapted to rest on the top of the tie and stirrup on cach side of a railand on the top of the liange of the rail, means for securing each clampto the stirrup, and a plurality of longitudinal streugtllening-harsenibedded in the material of the tie, their upper surfaces being in thesame plane as the top of said stirrup.

5. A rail-tie composed in the main of plastic material. having a pair ofdepressions across its top, each being of the width and depth of theiiange of a rail and being located the same distance apart as the tworails of the track, a stirrup longitudinally embedded in thc tie undereach of these depressionsand each having a portion of its upper surfacecoincident with the lower surface of one of the depressions, thedepressions being provided with notches extending outwardly to receivethe stirrups, a pair of clamps for each stirrup, said clamps resting onthe top of the tie and on the flanges of the rails, and a bolt for eachclamp passing through the clamp.

In testimony whereofl I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EUGENE POWELL. lVitn esses:

MINNIE SNI'DER, FREDERICK FALooNEn Pow ELL.

